Asserbo Castle Ruins

Frederiksværk, Denmark

Asserbo Castle was founded by Bishop Absalon in the 1100s as a monastery for monks of the Carthusian Order. The castle was taken over first by the King around 1560 and in subsequent centuries by drifting sand. The castle was liberated from the sand in two phases: initially by King Frederik VII in 1849 and then by National Museum excavations in 1972.

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Address

Bisp Absalons Vej 16B, Frederiksværk, Denmark

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Details

Founded: 12th century
Category: Miscellaneous historic sites in Denmark
Historical period: The First Kingdom (Denmark)

Rating

4.2/5 (based on Google user reviews)

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User Reviews

David Henriksen (4 years ago)
Very nice place for a walk. The charterhouse is not very well preserved, we missed alot more info on the place.

Flemmig Thomsen (4 years ago)
Grab the sun????

Mads Pedersen (5 years ago)
Nice little ruin.

Petras Lisauskas (5 years ago)
Place it self is not fascinating, but surroundings are. Forest is really nice to walk around. Also nit to far away from the sea

Serhii Tkachenko (5 years ago)
It is not so interesting in the real

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